The Press., 1887-02-10
STAFFORD HOLLOW.


 STAFFORD HOLLOW.
 --Davld E Johnson of New Haven is visiting friends in Stafford.
 The opening night of the festival en. tertainment of the Uniyersalist ladies al the town hall was grand success. There was 8 considerable attendance from the borough. Garys bus and many private teams conveying visitors, and other parts ] of the town also turned out well. All these scatter such reports of the enter tainment as guarantee an equal if not larger
 Services at the Universalist church next Sunday morning and evening, with preaching by Rev. J. F. Simmons. Sub- 1 ject of evening lecture, "The Conse- crated Dollar. A general and cordial in- vitation tp attend the services is extended. attendance tonight. While the display of fancy articles is itself worth visiting the fair to see, interest of course centersin the stage exercises. The play, "The New lSeoretary," is one of the best ever given by the society. 1t aEo0nds in comical complications, and queer tangles that straighten themselves out just as one gets to thinking they cant be made straight. At the outset last evening there was little stiffness in acting, but quickly all grew "nGtnral, r and every part was splendidly borne. The acting of Sarah Gildren" and of ssthe Hew secretary" carried the audience by storm. During the intervals of acting ice cream and cake are sold among the audience, but the custom of past years in serving supper is departed from. Aside from the pleasure given by the atage perfofmancs the social feature is a good thing. Every section of the town Fi is sure to be represented, and many old residents of the Hollow take this time to visit the town, and greet old friends.
 sTAFFoRDvILnE.
 Charles Eager's horse got at some meal one night last week, and what he pleased. Serious consequences were fear Tel, but he appears to have come out of it all right. The horse may not be so eager for meal after this.
 The ladiesaaid society will meet in the vestry of the Congregational church next Thursday afternoon and evening Feb. 17th, The evenings entertainment will consist the Clouds" Admission, ten cents, oyster supper, fifteen cents. If stormy, the next evening,
 CAST OF CHARACTERS.
 Lieut.. Frank Cleveland, M. Harrington. Mrs. Cleveland, Mrs. Ella Westcott. Julian Estcourt, Claude Duncan. Old Sanford, John A. Colburn. Emily Cleveland, Ella Walbridge. Harriet Treyelyan, Nora Whitney.
 ASHFORD.
 "A sad accident on Thursday last re- suited in the death of Eldridge Squires, Q we'll known resident of the town. Squires was out hunting with Frank House, and the two had separated. About 2 D. m. i, while the former was on a ridge near the house of Henry Upton, his gun ill some manner discharged one barrel, but with DO injury to him. Quickly after, however, the other barrel exploded, evidently from the concussion, but this time the entire contents were lodged in one leg at and be- low the knee, severing all the arteries and shattering the bones. As he tells the story, he tainted after the accident, and when he recovered was too weak to staunch the flow of blood, but his cries were heard by MT. Upton, who, knowing that the two were out hunting, found Mir. House, whom he informed that he had heard cries for help, and feared that Squires was injured It was nearly dark when they found him, weakened by loss of blood and benumbed from the exposure. He was taken to Up tons house, and Dr. Richards summoned from Stafford Springs, who arrived just as he was gasping his last. It was evident to Sauirss himself ana to the others fhgk he. was too far gone for recovery when found, and he begged to be allowed to put him. self out of his misery. He was g years of age. A correspondent writes: MT. Squires had the reputation of being straightfor- ward, inoffensive man; and his parents and relatives have the sympathy of the whole community in their loss. The fu.. neral was attended Sunday from the Con- gregational church.
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 ;. Typhoid fever seems to be at times as great a scourge as smallpox. Impure drinking water is most always, if not alto gether, the cause, and is perhaps the cause in the recent cases in this town. The water supply of many families is drawn to the house through 8 lead pipe. The use of 8 lead pipe is not necessarily .nnwholesome. But the purest of we'll wa ter, If allowed to remain in lead pipe over night, or for any length of time, be- comes poisonous, and injurious results are sure to follow its use, if taken into the stomach. Let those whose water supply comes through a lead pipe offer the first bucketful that is pumped in the morning toany of the farm animals they win choke with thirst before they will drink drop. After pumping out all that has stood in the pipe, cattle will drink freely of water from the same pump. Yankee thrift is forever devising labor and time-saving ap- pliances. A pump in the kitchen is very handy thing, but the cost is too dear, un- less great care is taken to keep the water pure. Better waste little precious time and goa little farther for water. Better even to follow the example of the southern planter, who. sends the little darky to the spring, who stops on his way home to play marbles with the bucket balanced on his head, while the fierce southern sun qHick- ly raises the temperature of the aqueous fluid. What we seem to need is state chemist for every town to analyze the wa ter from every well. If a foul taste or smell was alisthat was necessary we could manage for ourselves, but so long as the taste or smell of pure and impure water is so often the same, it is hard to tell. For